verb
Meaning 1
To swallow greedily or in large amounts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gulp, gorge, guzzle
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ingurgitate
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UK: /ɪnˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪt/
verb
Meaning 2
To swallow up, as in a gulf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gorge, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eat
History
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin ingurgitāre, from in- + gurges (“whirlpool”).